Prior to Temasek, Robin was Group CEO of Hong Kong listed English language Daily South China Morning Post Ltd., where he led the group’s transformation into a digital centric media platform that led to its subsequent divestiture to Alibaba Ltd. Robin serves on the board of MediaCorp, Singapore’s national broadcaster.
Beginning 2023, Mr. Hu was made Singapore's Non-Resident Ambassador to Timor Leste ahead of it impending ascension to full ASEAN membership. In addition, he assumed the role of Asia Chairman to American think tank Milken Institute to help grow its presence and reach in Asia.
Mr. Hu has worked and lived in multiple cities in Asia, including Singapore, Taipei, Beijing, Shanghai, Suzhou, and Hong Kong, spanning multiple industries such as IT, Internet, media, finance and government. He is a keen follower of current affairs and geopolitics. He is a member of the international advisory council of London based think tank Official Monetary and Financial Institutions Forum (OMFIF), and Bank of Singapore’s CIO Global Advisory Investment Council.
在加入淡马锡之前，胡以晨曾担任香港上市媒体集团《南华早报》有限公司的首席执行官，领导该集团转型为以数字为中心的媒体平台，后被阿里巴巴集团所收购。胡以晨也是新加坡国家广播公司新传媒的董事会成员。
从2023年开始，胡先生被任命为新加坡驻东帝汶非常驻大使，以迎接东帝汶即将正式加入东盟的机遇。此外，他还担任美国智库米尔肯研究院的亚洲主席，帮助该研究院扩大在亚洲的影响力。
胡先生曾在亚洲多个城市工作和生活，包括新加坡、台北、北京、上海、苏州和香港，涉及 IT、互联网、媒体、金融和政府等多个行业。他热衷于关注时事和地缘政治。他是伦敦智库官方货币金融机构论坛（OMFIF）的国际顾问委员会成员，也是新加坡银行CIO全球投资咨询委员会的成员。